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(Redirected from Q.W. Lee) Hong Kong businessman
The HonourableSir Quo-wei LeeGBM CBE JP
Executive Chairman of Hang Seng Bank
In office
1983-1996
Chancellor of Hang Seng School of Commerce
In office
1979-1994
Succeeded byAu Siu-kee
Personal details
Born(1918-08-05)5 August 1918
Macau
Died10 August 2013(2013-08-10) (aged 95)
Sha Tin, Hong Kong
In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee.

Sir Quo-wei Lee GBM CBE JP (Chinese: 利國偉; pinyin: Lì Guówěi; 5 August 1918 – 10 August 2013), with family roots in Kaiping, Guangdong, China, was a prominent Hong Kong businessman who served as Chairman of Hang Seng Bank and Chinese University of Hong Kong. Lee was awarded Honorary Fellow of the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute (HKSI) in 2006. He was one of the four co-founders of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation, which promotes the development of science and technology in China.

Lee was created Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1977, and made a Knight Bachelor in 1988. In the same year, he was also named as the head of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. He was awarded a Grand Bauhinia Medal in 1997. He died 10 August 2013 at a Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong.

References

  1. "Regulation of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation on the Selection of the award winners of its Prizes". Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation. 15 May 2007.
  2. ^ "Hang Seng Bank Ex-Chairman Li Quo-Wei Has Died at Age 95". Bloomberg.com. 13 August 2013.
Academic offices
Preceded byYuet-keung Kan Chairman of the Council of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
1982–1997 		Succeeded byLee Hon-chiu


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